Giacomina Castagnetti
Istoreco Youth Group
Pulse-team
2006-12-18
Pulse-team
2006-12-18
I remember Strozzi saying: “War has never brought anything good for the poor”.
Giacomina Castagnetti
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Family, social and political context
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Sharecropping family; Womens conditions
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Beginning of the War on Africa
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Education: news in the cattle shed, books
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Joining the Communist Party
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July 25th and September 8th 1943
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Women defence groups
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Normal, every-day danger
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Women’s support for the partisans
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The days of Liberation
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The end of wars brings little joy
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Reached victories are never for ever
Photo Gallery
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20 September 1944. Giacomina Castagnetti (wearing glasses) taking a walk with a friend in Reggio Emilia, in Via Crispi.
Short Biography
Giacomina Castagnetti was born in Roncolo di Quattro Castella (RE) on 11 November 1925. She now lives in Castelnovo né Monti (RE). From 1940 she collected contributions in the area of Quattro Castella for “Soccorso Rosso”, an underground Communist network that assisted antifascists who were victims of political persecution during the fascist regime. She joined the Resistance movement after the 8th of September 1943, in the “women support groups”, women organizations set up by the CLN in order to assist the partisans. She operated in the area of San Martino in Rio (RE) until the Liberation, on 24th April 1945.